By girls, I mean Hens, and by house, I mean chicken
coop. We have four lovely new additions
to the Maker household and we are hoping they will play their part and MAKE us
some eggs. Mr Maker has fenced off a run
and the girls have done a major job eating anything remotely green in the run - an expert lesson on how to clear
weeds effectively!
Vivienne (yes, after Westwood) has a beautiful flaming red ‘do’
and boy can she strut and flap the girls about.
Rosie is also vying for the C.E.O (Chicken Executive Officer) role, and
loves to climb the apple tree with a view to escape over the fence. Mo
(a.k.a. Mohawk) is happy in the background scratching around and Salty is just
Salty; a little flighty, a little fragile, and very broody.
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| From back to front: Salty, Mo, Viv & Rosie |
So it’s been just over two weeks and word on the street (or in the Haynes Chicken Manual at least) is
the girls should be good to lay any day now.
A first lay has been sighted but unconfirmed and as we wait with egg cups at the ready, we hope many more edible ones are to come. Be it speckled, brown, white or blue even, bring on the baking....... and the recipes.
Happy Laying!
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